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Object Number
35-58-10/4508
Display Title
Serpentine adze hafted on whale bone handle with seal skin thongs
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Adze, ground stone blade, chipped, perforated bone handle, rawhide lashing
Classification
- Adze
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Cape Prince of Wales
Materials
Groundstone, Bone, Rawhide
Dimensions
Overall: 22.5 x 13 x 5.3 cm (8 7/8 x 5 1/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35-58-10/4508
Provenance
Collector
Robert Livermore
(May 21, 1935)
Donor
Robert Livermore
(May 21, 1935)
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